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Service Unit Supply List
List of Leader Supplies Available from the FM Service Unit
In Storage at the Fayetteville Methodist Church:
Plastic Bowling Set
Wooden Lummi (aka Lemmi) Sticks (for doing rhythm songs) 2 sets/2 troops
Flags and Stands including Poles and Parade Holsters (US, Service Unit, and WAGGGS flags)
1 Large Igloo Drink Dispenser (In the past, Burger King has given drink mix and cups if asked) Good for trips and larger events
Assorted Support books (songs, patch programs, some older information) Ask us before you buy a book from council!
Tents / Assorted pots and pans for campfire cooking
Soap Recipe
Facial and Bath Soaps
There are five decisions when you make facial/bath soaps
I. what kind of fat blend do you want?
II. do you want the lye mixed with just water or goat milk and water?
III. what do you want the soap to smell like?
IV. do you want to add any other ingredients to the soap?
V. what color do you want the soap to be?
I. Fat blends (recipes)
A. Complexion soap
10 cups tallow
3 cups coconut oil
temperature 90-120 degrees
1 cup + 3 tablespoons lye
4 ½ cups water
temperature 80-90 degrees
B. Olive oil soap
8 cups tallow
3 cups coconut oil
2 cups olive oil
temperature 90-120 degrees
1 cup + 3 tablespoons lye
4 ½ cups water
temperature 80-90 degrees
C. Vegetarian soap
5 ½ cups oil oil
4 1/3 cups coconut oil
3 cups palm oil
temperature 95-105 degrees
1 ¼ cup lye
4 ½ cups water
temperature 80-90 degrees
II. Lye Blends
To add milk such as goat milk to the above recipes:
Mix the lye with only 2 cups of water
Cool to 100 degrees
Add 2 ½ cups of milk (goat is best)
Cool to given temperature
III. Fragrances
Add one ounce (a shot glass) of any essential oil JUST before pouring into your mold
Stir only until blended – less than one minute!
Available fragrances:
Almond, anise, bug-away blend, Christmas, cinnamon, citronella, lavender, lemongrass, patchouli, pennyroyal, peppermint, tea tree.
IV. Other additives
One cup of old-fashioned oatmeal that has been placed in a food processor so it is of a
finer consistency (now measures ¾ cup) can be added at trace (cake mix consistency)
¾ cup of unprocessed cornmeal, pumice, lemon balm, calendula petals or other
roughage may be added at trace
3 tablespoons of honey may be added JUST before pouring into mold
V. Color
You may add pink, green, yellow, lavender, blue, or combine colors to make orange, teal, etc. The powder is added to a bit of water and added at an early trace (oil stage).
The lavender will not appear the “right” color sometimes for a day or two and the green often appears yellow before soap has fully cured. You may also add powdered cinnamon for a brown color.
Fat blend soaps will not harden as quickly as laundry soap and are softer (more fudge- like). You will have to wait one or two days before cutting the complexion soap. Olive
Oil takes a bit longer and the vegetarian seems to take forever! Remember to keep it covered until it can be cut and once cut, place the bars on end in order that they may breathe. Do not use the soap for at least three weeks. The very soft soaps will harden with time, and of course, the vegetarian soaps take the longest to harden. If you have used a plastic mold, it may help if you freeze the soap when it is ready to cut in order to remove it from the mold. After it is frozen, pop it out like an ice cube, let it thaw, then cut it as desired. This generally works better with smaller molds.
General directions:
1. measure cold water, add lye, stir
2. measure fats
3. bring temperatures up or down
4. add milk if desired
5. add lye water to fats and stir
6. when early trace, add oatmeal or other roughage and coloring
7. at strong trace, add essential oils and honey if desired
8. pour into mold, cover, wait 24-48 hours
9. cut into bars, stand on end, cure for three weeks before using
There are five decisions when you make facial/bath soaps
I. what kind of fat blend do you want?
II. do you want the lye mixed with just water or goat milk and water?
III. what do you want the soap to smell like?
IV. do you want to add any other ingredients to the soap?
V. what color do you want the soap to be?
I. Fat blends (recipes)
A. Complexion soap
10 cups tallow
3 cups coconut oil
temperature 90-120 degrees
1 cup + 3 tablespoons lye
4 ½ cups water
temperature 80-90 degrees
B. Olive oil soap
8 cups tallow
3 cups coconut oil
2 cups olive oil
temperature 90-120 degrees
1 cup + 3 tablespoons lye
4 ½ cups water
temperature 80-90 degrees
C. Vegetarian soap
5 ½ cups oil oil
4 1/3 cups coconut oil
3 cups palm oil
temperature 95-105 degrees
1 ¼ cup lye
4 ½ cups water
temperature 80-90 degrees
II. Lye Blends
To add milk such as goat milk to the above recipes:
Mix the lye with only 2 cups of water
Cool to 100 degrees
Add 2 ½ cups of milk (goat is best)
Cool to given temperature
III. Fragrances
Add one ounce (a shot glass) of any essential oil JUST before pouring into your mold
Stir only until blended – less than one minute!
Available fragrances:
Almond, anise, bug-away blend, Christmas, cinnamon, citronella, lavender, lemongrass, patchouli, pennyroyal, peppermint, tea tree.
IV. Other additives
One cup of old-fashioned oatmeal that has been placed in a food processor so it is of a
finer consistency (now measures ¾ cup) can be added at trace (cake mix consistency)
¾ cup of unprocessed cornmeal, pumice, lemon balm, calendula petals or other
roughage may be added at trace
3 tablespoons of honey may be added JUST before pouring into mold
V. Color
You may add pink, green, yellow, lavender, blue, or combine colors to make orange, teal, etc. The powder is added to a bit of water and added at an early trace (oil stage).
The lavender will not appear the “right” color sometimes for a day or two and the green often appears yellow before soap has fully cured. You may also add powdered cinnamon for a brown color.
Fat blend soaps will not harden as quickly as laundry soap and are softer (more fudge- like). You will have to wait one or two days before cutting the complexion soap. Olive
Oil takes a bit longer and the vegetarian seems to take forever! Remember to keep it covered until it can be cut and once cut, place the bars on end in order that they may breathe. Do not use the soap for at least three weeks. The very soft soaps will harden with time, and of course, the vegetarian soaps take the longest to harden. If you have used a plastic mold, it may help if you freeze the soap when it is ready to cut in order to remove it from the mold. After it is frozen, pop it out like an ice cube, let it thaw, then cut it as desired. This generally works better with smaller molds.
General directions:
1. measure cold water, add lye, stir
2. measure fats
3. bring temperatures up or down
4. add milk if desired
5. add lye water to fats and stir
6. when early trace, add oatmeal or other roughage and coloring
7. at strong trace, add essential oils and honey if desired
8. pour into mold, cover, wait 24-48 hours
9. cut into bars, stand on end, cure for three weeks before using